Search for sports director before the end
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According to reports, Kathleen Krüger will take over the position of sports director at Hamburger SV, which has been vacant for four months after Stefan Kuntz left. According to the “Hamburger Abendblatt“The majority of the HSV supervisory board decided in favor of the current Bayern official. Previously, the “Sports picture“already given the best chances.
It is said that the 40-year-old former footballer will soon sign a contract in Hamburg. She should therefore lead the board of the north German club together with Eric Huwer. Krüger will be the first woman in this role in the Bundesliga. At RB Leipzig, the Swiss Tatjana Haenni has been CEO since the beginning of the year.
Krüger, who currently works as head of organization and infrastructure for the record champions from Munich and previously held the role of team manager for twelve years, was reportedly initially contacted by a headhunter agency hired by HSV. According to the “Hamburger Abendblatt”, HSV is also said to have knocked on Frankfurt’s Markus Krösche and Stuttgart’s Fabian Wohlgemuth. Krüger is said to have convinced the supervisory board with her competence and her concept.
Since parting ways with Kuntz in January, the position of sports director at HSV has not been filled. Huwer and sports director Claus Costa took over Kuntz’s duties. Prominent names such as former DFB director Oliver Bierhoff and ex-BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl were also traded. Costa is also said to have been among the candidates for the post.
